Exchange
Collaborators: Sarah Strausbough & Sydney Sloan
Exchange is a theoretical mobile application where students of SCAD (Savannah College of Art and Design) can discover or exchange art & supplies with other college students. This was a project focusing on the planning & development of mobile apps through team collaboration. In addition to experience working in a team, I gained knowledge about a variety of UX/UI topics including demographic personas, journey maps, wireframes, and storyboards.
Meet Pete
Pete loves his school, but he’s a student and money is tight. New classes mean new materials, meanwhile the old ones are collecting dust.
To The Web...
Pete tries posting some leftover materials to Facebook marketplace, but his post quickly disappears to the bottom of the feed.
Maybe An App?
Pete downloads the OfferUp app to look for second-hand materials. He found the local listings to be slim, as the majority of listings are paid-shipping only.
A Relevant Problem
Research Comes First
Our team was on the same page for this project's direction early on. Once we had established the overall idea for the app our first goal was to do initial research into the proposed apps market & the demand for it; through surveys & interviewing SCAD students. We then used this research to develop three personas to further develop the scope of the app's features. We then began to brainstorm the design principles of the app including logo, typeface, & color palette.
Art School is expensive.
Volunteers at the University of Texas School of Architecture collect leftover materials for the next semester's students.
Pete’s community is huge.
We surveyed 40 SCAD students and asked how they felt about the barter system.
Explore
Scroll through recent listing, filter between art & supplies, and skip the ads with Exchange+
Swipe
Find your favorite listings with a fun swipe interface, and save those listings for later
Message
Initiate trades with other users and establish professional relationships, and with an easy to use coin level system, you can easily determine what goods to trade
A Pleased Pete
Pete got his materials and he didn’t have to spend a dime. He even made a new friend with the other user whom he traded with.
